Events
CITES offers webinars and presentations to share the CITES Framework as it develops and to highlight different strategies and resources for bringing together education technology, information technology, and assistive technology.
Learn About the CITES Leadership Practices
The CITES framework offers district leaders a systematic and data-based decision-making process to be used as part of a continuous improvement process for developing and maintaining an inclusive technology system.
Upcoming Events
Check back often to find out what we've been up to.
Families as Partners in Technology Implementation
This asynchronous session will explore factors that may impact family participation in their child’s technology use in education, discuss what we have learned about meaningful family engagement and the importance of partnership between families and school during the pandemic that can be carried forward productively, and highlight resources to increase family engagement and technology planning in your district.Monday, October 11 – Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Measuring Progress: Teaching with Technology for Inclusive Practices
This session will discuss taking a proactive approach to broadening skills for teaching with technology and how educators can more effectively offer explicit instruction and support to help students identify and remove barriers to learning with technology.11:30AM – 2:00PM ET on Monday, October 11, 2021
Understanding the Landscape of Special Education in Virtual Schools
This webinar will discuss how students receiving special education services fare while learning remotely, including during recent emergency remote learning.3:30PM – 4:30PM ET on Monday, October 18, 2021
Access and Equity in Online Classes and Virtual Schools
In this webinar, CITES leaders host a conversation with national leaders in virtual schooling and district virtual school representatives to take a closer look at access and equity in virtual schooling experiences for students with disabilities.3:30PM – 4:30PM ET on Monday, November 8, 2021
Archived Events
Find recordings and materials from past events, including digital handouts and shared slide decks.
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Presentation
Improve the Future of Learning with Technology: The Whys and Hows of Inclusive Technology Leadership
2:10PM – 3:10PM ET on Wednesday, July 28, 2021
This session will discuss the whys and hows of inclusive technology leadership and examine key leadership practices and district tools that support the design of education technology systems of the future. -
Presentation
5 Things EdTech Leaders Need to Know about AT
3:15PM – 4:00PM ET on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
This session will discuss 5 key things EdTech leaders need to know about AT to create a technology vision of enhanced learning for all students. -
Workshop
CITES Framework: Implementing Leadership Practices in Inclusive Technology Systems
3:00PM – 4:30PM ET on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Join us for a two-part virtual workshop series and receive a hands-on walk-through of the CITES Framework Leadership Practices. The framework offers a systematic and data-based decision-making process for leaders. -
Webinar
Technology Leadership in Practice: Past, Present, and Future
4:30PM – 6:00PM ET on Thursday, May 20, 2021
This webinar will highlight effective technology leadership practices that create and maintain inclusive technology ecosystems with the lens of where we have been, where we are, and where would like to go. The session will introduce the CITES Leadership Field Guide that assists districts in establishing such a system. -
Presentation
5 Things EdTech Leaders Need to Know about AT Live Q&A Session
4:30PM – 5:00PM CT on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
This live Q&A session will discuss 5 key things EdTech leaders need to know about AT to create a technology vision of enhanced learning for all students. -
Webinar
What It’s All About: Teaching, Learning and Assessment
3:30PM – 4:30PM ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2021
This webinar will discuss how inclusive technology practices in teaching, learning and assessment can help benefit all students, including students with disabilities.